We should stick with 15 councillors
At the September 2024 local government election, every Central Coast voter will be asked to vote for a new group of 15 councillors to represent them. This will finally re-establish…
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Take The Dip into writers festival
New to the Words on the Waves writers festival this year is the two-day event The Dip. The Dip will take place in a festival marquee adjacent the existing festival…
Lunch and learn about AI at Erina roadshow
IT company Myrtec will be bringing its AI Lunch and Learn series to Erina Leagues Club on June 13. Myrtec will be using the roadshow as an opportunity to visit…
Coast clubs in the frame for perfect plate awards
Celebrity chefs Matt Moran and Courtney Roulston have embarked on a road trip across NSW in search of the best club meal. As ambassadors for the 2024 Your Local Club…
First look at Wyong’s new palliative care unit
Designs of Wyong Hospital’s new palliative care unit were unveiled on Friday, May 10, giving the community its first look at how the purpose-built space might look. The new unit…
Cultural burn at Aboriginal site
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) completed a successful cultural burn at the Daleys Point Aboriginal Site in Bouddi National Park late last month. The burn, which covered…
Extension for Long Jetty motel
Plans are underway to extend Central Jetty Motel, on the corner of Graham St and The Entrance Rd at Long Jetty, by 12 extra units. A development application (604/2024) has…
Bail reforms are on the way
The NSW Government is set to introduce significant legal reforms that will make it more difficult for those accused of serious domestic violence offences to get bail. Member for Terrigal…
New office building for health centre
Member for The Entrance David Mehan has attended an event to celebrate the construction of a new office building to accommodate frontline counsellors and case managers at the Central Coast…
Coast is top spot to move to in Greater Sydney area
The Central Coast was the number one area to move to in the Greater Sydney region in 2023 and the highest ranked in the first national MuveRank. Nowhere in Sydney made…
Women empowering women exhibition
Multi-award-winning photographer and business owner Victoria Fitzmaurice will launch her latest exhibition on the Central Coast on June 6. Women Empowering Women is Fitzmaurice’s second social commentary exhibition and follows…
Plans for Kooindah Waters tower go to court
A $90M development proposal to build Wyong’s first high-rise hotel tower to attract tourism of world-class standard to the region will be heard for the second time in the NSW…
Spencer playground to be upgraded
The Spencer community will be soon enjoying an upgraded playspace thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Australian Government’s Investing in our Communities program and $45,000 from Central Coast Council….
Thank you to Gosford Hospital
May 20 each year is International Clinical Trials Day, and I would like to say thanks to the staff at Gosford Hospital for their ongoing commitment to improving treatments and…
NAISDA welcomes $13M budget funding uplift
NAISDA has welcomed the Federal Government’s Budget commitment towards the eight national arts training organisations, commonly known as the Arts8. The announcement included $13M operational funding over four years for…
Community garden at Terrigal
Green Point Terrigal Community Services wants to establish a community garden on part of the 7ha at the intersection of Terrigal Dr and Duffys Rd, Terrigal. A sub-group Terrigal Community…
Accolade for Wood Glen
The Rise at Wood Glen retirement village in Karalta Rd, Erina, has been nominated for an award by The Property Council. The Council’s National Retirement Living Conference 2024 will be…
Free digital skills program for people with low vision
The Guide Dogs organisation has partnered with Centre For Eye Health and Good Things Foundation to develop a digital skills pilot program for people living with low vision. This new…
Jet’s Australian tour takes in Sunken Monkey
Australian rock ‘n’ roll band Jet has released the exclusive single Hurry Hurry as part of its Get Born: 20th Anniversary Extended Australian Tour Edition which comes to the Sunken Money on…
Meet the Gosford Sheriff
Australia’s oldest law enforcement agency, the NSW Sheriff’s Office, has been helping keep the state’s justice system running smoothly for 200 years. To mark its bicentenary, a range of activities…